There’s a new kid on the social media block. Vine, brought to the world by Twitter, is a new mobile social network that lets you create and share short looping videos. Just like Twitter, it is about constrained creativity. Twitter allows for 140 characters, and Vine enables users to share 6 seconds of video. It’s pretty fun, but is it the next big social network for brands?

Happy Friday and happy Star Wars Day! (May 4^th– may the fourth be with you. Get it?) Welcome to another edition of the BRG Communications Friday Five. Each week we share some of the more important, interesting and heartwarming public relations and social media stories of the week.

Happy Friday! Welcome to the BRG Communications Friday Five. Each week we share some of the more important, interesting and heartwarming public relations and social media stories of the week.

BRG is a PRSA Silver Anvil finalist!

We are honored that Medtronic and BRG Communications were selected as a 2012 PRSA Silver Anvil finalist for the launch of the Take Fainting to Heart campaign. PRSA received more than 923 Silver Anvil entries and only 143 finalists were selected. Medtronic and BRG is a finalist in the Public Service – Business category. We’re looking forward to attending the award ceremony on June 7 in New York City.